HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)
* Top Assistant at Stanford the last three years
* 142-65 at Montana (1991-1998) - five 20+ win seasons.
* 384-156 in 18 years as an assistant and head coach
* 1992 Montana team was 27-4
* 1992 National Rookie Coach of the Year
* 1992 Big Sky Coach of the Year

NOTE Senior guard Pierre Greene(9.3 ppg/ 3.0 apg) will not be at the game Saturday night as he will be attending a funeral in his
hometown of Chicago, IL., for his cousin who passed away earlier this week.

THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORY
Dec. 15, 1990, All-American Chris Gatling scored 28 points, hauled in 16 rebounds as
the Monarchs beat Long Island University, 88-62.

TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS
Stephen Gordon, Mike Eades, Roger Ayers

CAA GAMES TODAY:
Delaware vs. Rider, JMU at East Tennessee State,
College of Charleston at UNCW, UAB at VCU

GAME TIME CHANGE:
*The ODU-W&M game on Jan. 26 originally scheduled for 12 noon has been moved
7 p.m. and will be televised on Comcast Sportsnet..

*The ODU-UNLV game on Dec. 30 will now start at 7 p.m. pacific and 10 p.m.
Eastern time. Originally was scheduled for 7:30 pacific and 10:30 ET.

GREENE PRE-SEASON ALL -CAA: Senior guard Pierre Greene was selected to the
CAA pre-season men's basketball All-CAA team by the league's head coaches and
media in attendance at media day on Oct. 31 in Baltimore, MD. As a team, the Monarchs were picked to finish seventh.

MONARCH INJURIES:
Freshman T. J. Waldon (Lakeland, Fl.) will be out 2-4 weeks with a stress fracture of
the third metatarsal bone in his left foot...6-2 junior guard Marcus Drewry could return to
action next week. He has been recovering from surgery to repair an unhealed stress fracture in his right foot.

SERIES VS. COASTAL CAROLINA:
First Meeting - Pete Strickland was an assistant at ODU under Oliver Purnell
from 1991-94...

ODU VS. BIG SOUTH :
Elon (3-2)
Last played in 1998-99 with ODU winning, 84-70

High Point (0-2)
Last played in 1939-40.

Other teams in the league are: Charleston Southern, Liberty,
UNC Asheville, Radford, Winthrop

MONARCHS IN THE FIELDHOUSE: 109-13
Last year, ODU was 6-1, losing the home finale to UNC Wilmington, 62-59.

BEST YEAR BY YEAR RECORDS IN THE FIELDHOUSE
14-0 in 1974-75 (Div. II National Champions)
11-0 in 1976-77 (First Div. I team/ NIT)
13-1 in 1975-76 (Div. II Final Four)
13-1 in 1973-74 (Div. II Regional Finals)
12-2 in 1970-71 (Div. II Championship Game)

GLOBAL SPECTRUM TO MANAGE CONSTANT CENTER
Old Dominion University has selected the Philadelphia based firm Global Spectrum
to manage the 8,600 seat Constant Convocation Center, which is slated to open in late fall of 2002. The highly regarded company provides management for public assembly
facilities across the country, most notably the First Union Center, which is home to the
NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, as well as facilities at Temple, South Carolina and Rhode
Island.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:
* General Contractor, S.B. Ballard is ahead of schedule
* Building will be weather tight by March of 2002 to allow for installation of
interior finishes and equipment.
* The design for a new Athletic Hall of Fame, to be located in the main lobby of
the building is well underway.

DEFENSE
All seven Monarch opponents have shot under 50 percent from the floor.
Virginia Tech was held to .298 shooting, the lowest since ODU held American
to .259 shooting in 1996. The Hokies scored 19 points in the first half, the lowest since VMI was held to11 in 1982. ECU shot .333

In the second exhibition game, ODU defeated Kentucky ABA, 89-82. Six Monarchs
were in double figures. Pierre Greene led with 16 points, six assists and four steals.
Ricardo Marsh hauled in 16 rebounds. ODU shot .576 from the floor. Kentucky ABA
later beat Tennessee.

BLAINE TAYLOR'S RADIO CALL IN SHOW
Every Thursday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. on ESPN 1310 radio with
host John Castleberry. Fans can also e-mail questions to Taylor at
www.odusports.com

MONARCH ASSISTANTSKenny Gattison (ODU'86) Sun Belt Conference All-Decade Team and
League Player of the Year in 1986.
Larry Krystkowiak (Montana '86) Three-Time Big Sky Player of the Year and
Academic All-American.
*Both played nine years in the NBA.

THE NEW CAA (COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION)
* The CAA is now comprised of ten teams
* The four new schools are Delaware, Hofstra (Long Island, NY.),
Towson (Baltimore, Md. Area), and Drexel (Philadelphia)
* Also in the league are: Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth, James Madison,
UNC Wilmington, William & Mary, and George Mason.

CURRENT ALUMNI MONARCHS IN NBA
Mark West ('83) Assistant General Manager with Phoenix Suns
(Played 17 years in the NBA)
Cal Bowdler ('99) In third season with Atlanta Hawks
Current Avg:4.8 ppg/ 2.8 rpg (14 pts at Phila.)
Chris Gatling ('91) Now with the Miami Heat.
(NBA All-Star in 1997) current avg:9.2 ppg/ 4.9 rpg